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WALSH, Arthur Edward
(Service number 61850)

Aliases
First Rank	Rifleman	Last Rank

Birth

Date	10 January 1888	Place of Birth

Enlistment Information

Date	23 July 1917	Age	29 years 6 months
Address at Enlistment	35 Boulcott Street, Wellington
Occupation	Steward
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	Mrs Emily WALSH (mother), 14 Latter Street, Timaru
Religion	Roman Catholic
Medical Information	Height 5 feet 5 inches. Weight 153 lbs. Chest measurement 35¼-38 inches. Complexion ruddy. Eyes blue. Hair fair. Sight - both eyes 6/6. Hearing & colour vision both normal. Limbs well formed. Full & perfcet movement of all joints. Chest well formed. Heart & lungs normal. No illnesses. Free from hernia, varicocele, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, inveterate or contagious skin disease. Vaccinated (left). Good bodily & mental health. No fits. Tattoo mark. Right upper arm - thistle. Right forearm - dragon & eagle. Fit A

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	Reinforcements, G Company
Date	16 November 1917
Transport	Tahiti
Embarked From		Destination	Liverpool, Merseyside, England

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

Campaigns	Western European
Service Medals	British War Medal; Victory Medal
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
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Liberation Date

Discharge

Date	30 October 1919	Reason	On termination of period of engagement.

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	9 February 1940	Age	52 years
Place of Death
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Memorial or Cemetery
Memorial Reference
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Arthur Edward Walsh was the son of James and Emily (née McAlpine) Walsh. When he was called up his address was the Seamen's Institute, Wellington. He was a steward for the Union Steam Ship Company.and gave a Wellington address when he enlisted.

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [07 October 2017]; NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. AABK 18805 W5557 0118569) [11 October 2017]; NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. AABK 18805 W5562 0134550) [11 October 2017]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [08 October 2017]; Evening Post, 22 October 1915, 4 August 1917, Star, 12 August 1919, Hastings Standard, 10 December 1919 (Papers Past) [08 October 2017]

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